Executive Profile*

Adrian Sarbu

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Background*

Mr. Adrian Sarbu served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. from July 27, 2009 to August 2013 and from January 1, 2009 to August 2013 respectively. Mr. Sarbu founded PubliMedia International S.A. and serves as its President. He has been Partner of CME in Romania since 1995. He has been the leader of CME's Romanian operations for the past 12 years. He served as General Director of Pro TV International, Sport ro, Pro ... Cinema, Pro TV International and Acasa TV. He served as the Chief Operating Officer at Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. from October 17, 2007 to July 27, 2009. Mr. Sarbu served as Head of Third Operating Group-Romania, Czech Republic and Slovakia at Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. since February 2006. He founded Media Pro S.R.L in 1990. He served as Regional Director of Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. from February 2006 to October 2007. For the past 10 years, he has been instrumental in the creation and development of CME's Romanian assets, which have been cited as an operating model for its other markets. From 1980 to 1990, he directed and scripted over 150 short red-films: artistic, documentary and commercial productions. He shot the December 1989 revolution in Bucharest and produced for Romanian television the first documentary film on the events, entitled "December 1989" which was broadcast on December 27, 1989. On December 1989, after Ceausescu's fall, Mr. Sarbu joined the first structure of the newly emerging state power and acted as Adviser to Prime Minister Petre Roman on media issues. During the May 1990 elections, he ran the electoral campaign of the National Salvation Front and in July 1990 he was appointed Secretary of State for Media Affairs in the Petre Roman cabinet and resigned from the office in October 1990. In November 1990, he Founded the first private daily in Romania "Curierul National" and one month later he set up MediaPro, a video production company. He has been a Director of Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. since December 8, 2009. Mr. Sarbu served as a Director of TV NOVA at Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. He serves as an Executive Director of CET 21 spol. s r.o. He serves as a Director of Cme Ltd. He was a member of the first Council of the National Salvation Front during the Romanian Revolution of 1989. He was a Director of Theatre and Film Academy. Mr. Sarbu graduated from the Theatre and Film Academy now named as National University of Theatrical.

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